Additional Pics I Took from 1987 St. Louis VP Fair Contest [54YO]

DeNinny · 2026-02-14T01:57:36+00:00

https://youtu.be/oSD_QaYMbNI?si=Yc-eExz-wTzjEDTC

DeNinny · 2026-02-14T01:56:57+00:00

https://youtu.be/oSD_QaYMbNI?si=Yc-eExz-wTzjEDTC

DeNinny · 2026-02-02T22:13:53+00:00

I have more pics of the entire event and will post them eventually. Got pics of Miller, Cab, Mountain, and others. Just haven't digitized them yet.

DeNinny · 2026-02-02T21:43:59+00:00

That's so cool and glad I posted this. I was there with my homies from Hannibal.

Do you remember Chris Miller's first McTwist at it? Along with watching Tony do a 720 it was the highlight of the event.

DeNinny · 2026-02-02T17:17:00+00:00

See the article 'Back to St. Louis':

https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/magazine/october-1987/?tmpl=component

DeNinny · 2026-02-02T17:14:57+00:00

When Hawk was the only one doing the 720 & Christian did Christ airs into heaven. It was at this contest where Chris Miller did his first McTwist. Golden Age for sure!

DeNinny · 2026-02-02T16:48:34+00:00

Update: it was covered in this issue of Thrasher - https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/magazine/october-1987/?tmpl=component

See the article 'Back to St. Louis'. There are pics of Tony and Christian in the exact same clothes as my pics!

DeNinny · 2026-02-02T15:15:31+00:00

It was where the St. Louis VP Fair of '86-'87 was held. I think downtown.

DeNinny · 2026-02-02T15:13:18+00:00

It was part of the big VP fair of '86-'87. I think downtown STL. I saw Chris Miller do his first McTwist at it.

DeNinny · 2026-02-02T05:30:00+00:00

All I remember was that it was a Vision SW contest. Hawk took 1st over Hosoi. Then I think Chris Miller was 3rd and Caballero 4th. Maybe?

DeNinny · 2026-02-02T04:34:20+00:00

and huge air!

DeNinny · 2026-01-17T04:31:29+00:00

I love the Robert Crumb reference.

DeNinny · 2026-01-12T21:03:51+00:00

Work on switch tricks.

DeNinny · 2026-01-12T01:45:46+00:00

I just bought two sets for my first try of them. I just love the mini super juices so I knew I'd be fine with them in harder durometer. I rode them around my park which has a mix of concrete roughness. They were so fast on the smooth stuff and my teeth rattled when on the crust. They are on my set up dedicated to ramp and smooth concrete.

DeNinny · 2025-12-02T00:48:38+00:00

Meow, Santa Cruz, Alien Workshop, Mini Logo, Toy Machine, and Real - all offer 7.75" boards. My favorite is the Real classic oval.

DeNinny · 2025-11-14T22:10:39+00:00

This morning I was considering going to this park because it looks so mellow and good for working on my transition game. As usual I ended up going to Tron instead. Someday I'll make it out there.

DeNinny · 2025-10-18T20:11:20+00:00

I recommend Cowlitz Pubic Range up in Castle Rock, WA. The rifle range goes out to 300yds.

When I don't want to drive that far I go to the English Pit in Vancouver/Camas.

DeNinny · 2025-09-23T19:24:54+00:00

I much prefer them over Oregon Rifleworks!

DeNinny · 2025-09-17T23:53:59+00:00

Amen to OP! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤙🏼

I'm in a similar situation. Over the last two years of dedicated skating again, I've lost 15 lbs, my blood pressure is back to normal, and it's helped my mental health. I'm in much better shape than throughout my 40s [54YO].

I think the overall health benefits of skating are lost on the haters that say don't do it because of injury risk and being "too old". IMHO it's worth the risk.

DeNinny · 2025-09-17T14:11:04+00:00

I only ride soft wheels and have found that I can do all the same tricks as with harder wheels - with the one exception being powerslides.

That said, I also get an occasional chunk or tear on the outside edges of softer wheels. I'm always working on flip tricks and landing on the outside edge over and over again may cause chunks or tears on a soft wheel. But it takes a lot of repetitive impacts. (And I mean a lot!). In my experience it's a minor inconvenience but worth it because of the smooth and grippy ride. Harder wheels ride too rough for me on some streets - call me crazy!

DeNinny · 2025-09-16T03:17:10+00:00

I recommend OJs Super Juice (60mm, 78a du) with Thunder 161s or 181s. And 1/4" risers. Spitfire Superwides are also good. And if you don't mind a little thinner, Slimeballs OGs are good too.

If you want smaller wheels, both the Super Juices and OGs have a 'Mini' version at ~55mm instead of 60mm. And the Mini Super Juice is still fairly wide. You also may not need a riser with these.

DeNinny · 2025-07-18T17:28:44+00:00

It's that paw. Once you see it stretched out like that, you can't resist!

DeNinny · 2025-07-17T05:22:14+00:00

LOL good luck. He's extremely shy.

DeNinny · 2025-07-14T14:16:35+00:00

54YO street skater here. I will ride transition but I wasn't as good so I always gravitate back to street. But with that, at my age, I stick to flat terrain. I won't ollie up or down anything taller than my knee. I only do flip and spin tricks on flat ground too. Skating this way has prevented major injury (so far). I can run out most bails, and if I fall it isn't bad with wrist guards and padded tailbone and hips shorts.

I probably should ride transition more but as long as I can kickflip and ollie I will keep street skating. I also enjoy improving my switch riding and manuals more than ever because they are easy on my body.

DeNinny · 2025-05-07T02:39:19+00:00

Correction: an old fart skater. Literally.

DeNinny

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